Locals brave spine-chilling Haunted Trails

There's no turning back now as one of the freaky cast members waits in a dark corner for guests to approach at the 11th annual Laguna Niguel Haunted Trails. CHAS METIVIER, FOR THE REGISTER

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Just one of dozens of freaky cast members, all volunteers, that spooked and scared the more than 3,000 visitors at the 11th annual Haunted Trails in Laguna Niguel. CHAS METIVIER, FOR THE REGISTER

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Girls scream and some hide their eyes as they walk through a pitch-black maze at Laguna Niguel's Haunted Trails. CHAS METIVIER, FOR THE REGISTER

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"Hurry run!" one girl shouts to her friends as they pass through a dark, dark maze filled with creepy cast members jumping out and scaring guests. CHAS METIVIER, FOR THE REGISTER

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Folks move quickly through the maze of corridors at Laguna Niguel's Haunted Trails as scary cast members jump out at every turn. CHAS METIVIER, FOR THE REGISTER

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All ages are freaked out at the scary Haunted Trails Halloween event in Laguna Niguel over the weekend. CHAS METIVIER, FOR THE REGISTER

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A goolish cast member waits behind black curtains for guests/victims to walk by. CHAS METIVIER, FOR THE REGISTER

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A cast member sits perfectly still in one of the freaky party-themed tents at the 11th annual Haunted Trails Halloween event over the weekend. CHAS METIVIER, FOR THE REGISTER

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Guest are lead in small groups at the Haunted Trails event held at Crown Valley Park in Laguna Niguel weekend. CHAS METIVIER, FOR THE REGISTER

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Just when you think it's over, a maniac wearing a hockey mask and holding a chain saw jumps out from a portable restroom, frightening guest who thought they had survivied the Haunted Trails. CHAS METIVIER, FOR THE REGISTER

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Girls scream and run as they encounter a nuked zombie in the maze at the 11th annual Laguna Niguel Haunted Trails. CHAS METIVIER, FOR THE REGISTER

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Covering their eyes, some of the visitors to Laguna Niguel's Haunted Trails feel safer if they could see and hear less of the scary goings on in the dark and freaky maze. CHAS METIVIER, FOR THE REGISTER

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It's a monster mash as cast members pose for a photo in one of the party-themed tents, St. Patty's Jail, at the 11th annual Laguna Niguel Haunted Trails. CHAS METIVIER, FOR THE REGISTER

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Visitors find themselves in a graveyard at the end of the mazes. CHAS METIVIER, FOR THE REGISTER

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Two boys get spooked in the Haunted Trails darkened mazes. CHAS METIVIER, FOR THE REGISTER

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A family cautiously walks through Laguna Niguel's Haunted Trails. The haunted Halloween event is in its 11th year and draws as many 3,000 visitors looking to get very spooked. CHAS METIVIER, FOR THE REGISTER

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